On the Way to a Smile...

So, here's my tradition of writing something for the year that is about to end.

2023 was not a very good year for me. In particular, work was especially grueling. I love the nature of my work. However, the extreme focus on numbers and quotas and whatnot is something I do not like. Like, at all.

I am still grateful because I love this work and I remember back in 2020 when I was miserable and then this came along. It allowed me to travel and buy the things I love. My two Japan trips are the highlights of this year. But being such, they remind me that I can count the number of times I've been truly happy on the fingers of one hand.

I plan to remedy that this coming year by being more positive and doing more of the things I love - reading, photography, trying new food.

Dear 2023, you might not be one of the best years of my life but I still thank you. For all the challenges, the blessings, the sorrows and the joy.